Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a heart disability, hearing loss, or dental injury that is related to service. The Veteran's claims were denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown in service or for many years thereafter, and are not related to any in-service noise exposure.,Coronary artery disease was first manifested more than one year after service and is not related to service. Hypertension was also first manifested more than one year after service and is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include diabetic nephropathy, coronary artery disease, and various neuropathies, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to coronary artery disease, which is presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death based on this presumption.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart disorder, depression, diabetes mellitus type II with peripheral vascular disease, and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated by service. The conditions are also not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran claims a heart disorder related to his military service. The Board previously denied the claim, but the Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims (CAVC) found insufficient explanation in the VA examiners' and Board's decisions regarding conflicting test results over time. A new VA examination is needed to clarify if the Veteran currently has a diagnosed heart disability and its etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected heart disability was evaluated at 30 percent since June 10, 2008. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular accident with expressive dysphasia, pancreatitis with gastroparesis, and coronary artery disease. The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable rating criteria.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and there is no evidence linking his nonservice-connected conditions to service.,The appellant did not meet the income/net worth requirements for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), status post bypass graft, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's valvular heart disease was granted an increased disability evaluation to 60 percent effective April 26, 2011. The claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is currently pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, arteriosclerotic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema, was not related to his military service. The evidence does not show any in-service occurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, varicose veins, bilateral legs, heart condition, and bilateral eye disability. The Veteran did not have current diagnoses of these conditions at the time of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of adequate reasoning in the August 2009 VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's myocardial infarction was incurred during his period of ACDUTRA from September 9, 1996 to September 20, 1996. The case will be remanded for a new VA opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's current heart condition with shortness of breath is considered incurred during his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected CAD and hypertension do not warrant an extraschedular rating as their symptoms are reasonably encompassed by the assigned schedular ratings.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence of in-service treatment or continuity of symptoms since service that would support a grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to a VHA opinion raising issues of service connection for hypertension and heart disease, including as secondary to service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury with loss of part of the skull.